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Brevity Adonis’ garden of short life. [Br. Lit.: I Henry IV] symbolic of transitoriness of life. [Art: Hall, 54] cherry orchards where fruit was briefly sold; symbolic of transience. [Folklore: Brewer Dictionary, 217]
terse but famous speech given by President Lincoln at dedication of national cemetery. (Gettysburg, Penn., 1863). [Am. Hist.: EB, IV: 515] (1537–1554) queen of England for nine days. [Br. Hist.: NCE, 1146] symbol of fading loveliness; blooms briefly. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 176] Arab-Israeli war (1967). [Near East. Hist.: EB, I: 470] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| "The fleet anchored at Spithead": can anyone want a better sentence for brevity and seamanlike ring? But what plays the mischief with this masterly code is the admirable brevity of it, which necessitates a vast volume of commentaries to expound it. Tollmidge must have possessed one great merit as a letter-writer--the merit of brevity. |
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